A moment later, Gu Qingzhi arrived atop the high platform, her face cold as she looked at the middle-aged man before her.
Had this been before, if her husband were a peerless expert at the ninth level of the Golden Immortal realm, she might perhaps have resigned herself to fate.
But now, she had grander goals and loftier ideals. She simply did not think much of this tiny place.
Her target was the starry sky of the cosmos, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, Great Luo Transcendence—not this little place before her.
Ever since Black Emperor had enlightened her in his own way, her horizons had risen as well.
"Fellow Daoists, this is my wife. Today, beneath the witness of all fellow Daoists and the Heavenly Dao, she and I shall be wed."
"I ask you all to bear witness."
Ao Xuan laughed heartily at this, then pulled a golden scroll from his robes.
In the distance, Ye Lin, who had been watching the show, set down his wine cup and walked forward upon seeing the golden scroll.
He knew he could delay no longer. Once Ao Xuan forced Gu Qingzhi to complete the marriage oath, even if he acted afterward, it would be too late.
A cultivator's marriage was not like that of mortals.
For mortals, marriage was naturally no more than a ceremony. Whatever happened afterward was for them to settle themselves.
But a cultivator's marriage was witnessed by the Heavenly Dao.
Either they became Dao companions, with equal status, supporting and aiding each other. Should either party violate the oath, the Heavenly Dao would certainly show no mercy.
Or there was this kind—an unequal oath for taking a concubine. The man's status was equivalent to that of a master, while the concubine possessed no status whatsoever.
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